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LECTURERLETTER OF OFFER TEMPLATE rev 03/2018

Notes:

  1. Use this template for part-time, non-tenure track faculty and university staff who are teaching; you may use the overload template for regular faculty (Instructors or tenured/tenure-track Professors) who are teaching additional classes in addition to their regular teaching load.
  2. Lecturers may not be appointed for more than one semester at a time.
  3. Lecturer percent of time should be calculated at 7.5% per credit hour. If your lecturer is teaching a non-credit course or a course which awards CEUs, please consult with HR to determine percentage of time.
  4. If a letter needs to be revised, please use the “Amendment” template. (submit a revised PAM report)

Complete and/or make choices in each highlighted section filling in the blanks as appropriate. Delete highlighted instructions, underlines, and references. Please check final formatting and page breaks.

Date

Name (you MUST include first and last names)

Address

City/State/ZIP

Dear Dr./Mr./Ms./Miss/Mrs. Surname only:

I am pleased to offer you a 22.5%non-tenure track faculty appointment at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs as a Lecturer. This offer is made upon the recommendation of the Department of Name of Department with the concurrence of the Dean of Name of College. This offer has received final approval by the Chancellor of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.

This offer is contingent upon you successfully passing a background check to includeeducational verification, prior employment verification, and sex offender registry check. Positions entrusted with master keys and/or financial system access must also pass a credit history check. A successful background check must be received by the University prior to the commencement of your employment.The University retains the right to conduct background checks on any employee. Should the University conduct a background check on you while you are employed, you will be notified.

Please select one of the following two options and delete the other:

1. Use this paragraph if the Lecturer is teaching one class (delete paragraph if you will use option 2):

This is a limited appointment that will begin on Month/Day/Yearand continue no later thanMonth/Day/Year. You will be paid$Amount to teach Course/Section. This is a non-tenure track appointment and is not eligible for and cannot lead to the award of tenure.

2. You may use the following table format; if the lecturer is teaching more than one course, please calculate the % of time accurately in the first paragraph (delete paragraph if you will use option 1):

This limited appointment is offered for teaching the following course(s) during the referenced dates:

Number/Course / Section / Credit Hours / Effective Dates / Compensation

Pay dates are the last working day of the month and are subject to the timely receipt of paperwork. As soon as possible, but no later than the first day of employment, you must submit employment paperwork and documentation to the Human Resources Office in Cragmor Hall 110 in order to get paid. Their website ( has information about required employment paperwork and documentation.

If you are a Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA) retiree, you are eligible to work as permitted by Colorado law, but your employment at UCCS may have an effect upon your PERA retirement benefits. You are responsible for accurately reporting the days/hours that you work at UCCS to PERA, as well as for monitoring your employment to ensure that you are in compliance with all PERA requirements. Effective January 1, 2011, all PERA retirees working after retirement must pay the working retiree contribution. The working retiree contribution does not accrue any additional benefit and retirees are not eligible for a refund of these contributions. PERA retirees are not eligible to participate in other retirement programs offered at UCCS and they do not accrue vacation, sick, or holiday leave.

By accepting this appointment, you agree to perform the following duties, including, but not limited to: (List expectations i.e. class and lab preparation, examinations and grading, maintaining office hours for student consultations, etc.). Teaching assignments and compensation may fluctuate and are contingent upon the schedule of courses offered each term, the required number of student enrollments in your tentatively scheduled course(s), and the Dean’s decision regarding effective use of resources. We cannot guarantee that you will be scheduled to teach or that you will actually teach and you will only be paid if you teach.

Class time modules are scheduled to conform to the requirements for contact hours established by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education.Accordingly, it is expected that you will participate in all scheduled classes for which your salary is calculated.Any reduction in contact hours on your part may result in a prorated reduction of your pay for the semester.Delete the following sentence only if candidate is teaching fully online:If you are prevented by illness or some emergency from meeting your class, you are required to inform me and Name of department liaisonof such circumstances in advance of the time the class is scheduled to meet so that acceptable arrangements can be made.

This limited, temporary appointment is without group health and life insurance benefits. You will be enrolled in the Social Security (FICA) retirement program unless you have an active PERA account or retirement contract, in which case you must contact the Benefits Office (855-216-7740 #3) within 30 days of your appointment to ensure that your paperwork is current.

State law specifically requires that you be an employee-at-will in your position as a non-tenure track Lecturer and that the following paragraph be included in this letter of offer:

Your employment contract is subject to termination by either party to such contract at any time during its term and you shall be deemed to be an employee-at-will. No compensation, whether as a buy-out of the remaining term of contract, as liquidated damages, or as any other form of remuneration, shall be owed or paid to you upon or after termination of such contract except for compensation that was earned prior to the date of termination.

By accepting this appointment, you agree to uphold ethical standards appropriate to your position as a faculty member of the University, including, but not limited to, standards applicable to conflicts of interest and conflicts of commitment as defined by University policies. You agree to comply with all resolutions, rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Regents and with policies and procedures adopted by the campus or other unit in which your appointment is made, now in effect or as amended. You also agree to report suspected or known noncompliance of any law or University policy. Further, you agree to meet obligations imposed by federal and state law including the obligation to report. For additional information, please see the following links:

Delete paragraph only if candidate is acurrent employee:

Pursuant to the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), the University must verify your employment eligibility within the first three working days of employment. IRCA requires every employee to complete an I-9 Form and to provide certain documents for examination that verify identity and employment eligibility. As a condition of your employment you must submit the required documentation to the Office of Human Resources, University Office Park 1831, prior to beginning employment at the University. Failure to submit IRCA documentation will result in the termination of this appointment.

Delete paragraph only if candidate is a previous employee:

As a condition of your employment, you must complete the mandatory certification and training referenced on the Office of Human Resources New Employee Paperwork page located at within 60 days of your start date.

Delete paragraph (and Pledge attachment) if candidate is a previous employee:

The laws of the state of Colorado require that people employed to teach in any state university (except temporary employees who are citizens of a nation other than the United States) affirm that they will support the constitutions of the United States and of Colorado and that they will faithfully execute the duties of their employment.The required pledge form is enclosed. Please return it with your offer letter if you have not completed one previously.

Delete paragraph if candidate is a previous employee:

Faculty members new to UCCS are also required to provide a current CV, official transcripts for the most advanced degree earned relevant to the appointment, and a list of at least 3 professional references or 3 letters of recommendation.Please have official transcripts sent to the Office of Human Resources, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, UOP 1831, Colorado Springs, CO 80918 or .

The terms of this appointment shall be construed and interpreted according to thelaws of the State of Colorado. The specific terms and conditions of your appointment as described in this letter may be changed only by a duly executed written amendmentto this letter of offer. Your appointment, however, is subject to the laws and policies of the University of Colorado as they may be amended from time to time and the University may make changes to its policies and procedures which shall be applicable to your appointment without a written amendment to this letter of offer.

Please notify me of your willingness to accept this position by returning the signed original letter toName by Month/Day/Year. We look forward to your acceptance of this offer and your contributions to the University.

Very truly yours,

(Signature of Chair is optional; delete if not applicable. If deleted, please delete the “concurred by:” that follows and edit paragraph one accordingly.)

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Name

Chair, Department of Name

Concurred by:

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Name

Dean, College of Name

I accept this offer of the faculty position described above.

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Signature Date

Speedtype:______

Position Number: ______

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Faculty Pledge

REQUIRED BY C.R.S. 22-61-104

I solemnly pledge that I will uphold the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Colorado, and I will faithfully perform the duties of the position upon which I am about to enter.

Signature ______

Name Printed ______